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Pushed by his mother to stop lazing around the house, a Panda searches for a part-time job but has troubling finding one to accommodate his laziness. He soon stumbles upon the Shirokuma Cafe, run by a Polar Bear who is holding interviews for a part-time position with his faithful customer Penguin. Panda applies for the job but fails the interview, with the job instead going to a human girl named Sasako. However, the others soon point Panda towards a part-time job at a nearby zoo.
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(4.43/5)March 27, 2025
November 2, 2023
Excellent Overall Show
I've watched Shirokuma Cafe twice over and it's quickly become one of my favorite shows, Japanese or otherwise. It's genuinely hilarious and witty, even as an adult.
For learning Japanese you really can't find much better than this. It almost feels like it was designed with learning Japanese in mind. For one, each character pertains to their own difficulty level of language. Panda speaks slowly and childish. Pengin-san speaks quickly and provides a bit more challenge. Sasako and the human char
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A fantastic show in terms of both entertainment value and listening practice. Shirokuma Cafe manages to be extremely funny while also being very laid back and relaxing. The whole vibe is a lot more subtle than most comedy but clever wit and steady stream of gradually building running gags and character bits makes for some real laugh-out-loud moments (the panda family's stage play at the zoo is one of the most unhinged, hilarious moments in the entire series).
As far as language goes, this is a